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drwongsaihou: YOU TAUGHT ME.........

2010-10-15T02:40:00.000-07:00

drwongsaihou: YOU TAUGHT ME.........: "What a pleasant and genuine surprise!!! Having sat down at table 8, Jennifer ( my other half) and I started to shake hands with the rest ..."

GERMAN SAUSAGES OR WURST FOR ALL

2009-07-30T08:25:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I was just an innocent guy indulged in eating Malaysian cusine as this is is the normal way of life.

Then I was invited to have dinner in Euro Deli in KL : Swiss- German Grill cum restaurant. W.e brought our own wine.

We sat down on our reserved table and the journey of a gourmet extravaganza began. The pictures will tell the whole evening's adventure.

Like Alice In Wonderland, it was a sumptuous meaty meal and finished off with a pint of black German Beer.

I am thrilled to learn that there are over 100 varieties of WURST available and that there are 12 different types of German Beer.

Kurt Roelli, the Master Chef started the first butchery at the Bangsar Shopping Complex in 1991 and six years later opened the first Euro Deli in Damansara Kim ( SS20 PJ) and in 2000 at the turn of the millenium , the Jalan Yap Kuan Seng Euro Deli was established.

I have searched the Internet and I am now a Wurst 'wonder' reading up about Fresh Sausages and how to slice and spread sausages.

The Sausage Cooking Tips and how to grill sausages.

But what about the Chinese Sausages that I love. No problem, still very much on my 'makan list'.

I would like to visit Euro Deli to taste the roast pork knuckle, more Bratwurst and a bite of the Jumbo Sausage or possibly Pork Cordon Blue and Rib Eye Steak.

Eggs for Breakfast

2009-07-28T03:52:00.000-07:00

EGGS for breakfast

The next time you are at your favourite Kopi Tiam for breakfast and do not know what to order as there are so many hawkers stalls and you do not want a heavy breakfast then proceed with the practice of yesteryears that is now made popular in most coffee shops:

A set of white bread either steamed or toasted with 'yin yong' of butter and kaya, 2 half boiled eggs and your favourite cuppa of Kopi O or Teh O or Teh Si or Cham ( Tea-Coffee).

The order of arrivals for your simple set but tasty meal will be roughly in this manner:

Your cuppa of brew
The white steamed bread with its ying yong filling
2 brown shelled eggs placed on a saucer, a spoon, pepper and sauce

Sometimes the eggs are contained in a capped steel mug and you are expected to allow the eggs to 'cook' in the hot water that is in the mug for about 10 minutes, before you fish out the egss and proceed with cracking the shells and scoop the egg yolk and egg white onto the saucer.

Depending on your taste, add pepper and sauce ( pak yow) to the white and yellow combination that is on the saucer.

You can break up the yolk with the spoon and then whip up with the egg white. Lift the saucer to the level of the mouth. Place your lips between the edge of the saucer and then slurp in the 'concortion' with several suctions into the oral cavity.

The taste is simply satisfying.

However if you feel squimish about this procedure, dip the white bread into the whipped combination of yolk and egg white, taste equally good.

Should you like it hard boiled, then after adding in the pepper and sauce - eat it like a normal meal.

Of course, your favourite brew will complete your day.

NB
Most eggs are unfertised chicken eggs.
The farm eggs are very much cheaper than organic eggs

PART 2 TOMMORROW

HAVE AH LONG - WILL TRAVEL

2009-07-15T20:53:00.000-07:00

As a teenager, one of my favourite Western TV show that I would like to watch was " Have Gun - Will Travel" that was aired on CBS from 1957 - 1963.

SEREMBAN OLD FOLKS HOME

I was in Form 2 in 1961 when I first saw the series. It was in black and white. The only TV set available for us to see then was at the dining hall for the inmates of the Rumah Orang Tua ( Old Folks Home), Range Road, Seremban. My father, the late Wong Kee Onn, was the Superintendent of Homes and we all lived in the government quarters provided within the Home. Father could not afford a TV set and at 6pm my brother and I together with some other teenagers who were residing in the staff quarters, would turn on the TV set that was mounted on the wall and watched the shows with the old folks. The latter treated it as part of their recreation, though they might not understand the English language, the action flicks spoke for itself!

THE SHOW

Have Gun Will Travel was a show with a difference:

1) No Red Indians on war paths chasing the covered wagons as settlers crossing the vast plains like the movie " How The West Was Won"
2) No US Calvary charging to drive the Red Indians back to their reservations

It was not just the typical Red Indians vs Cowboys story.

Just the title alone stands out: "Have Gun - Will Travel". To have an analogy it may suffice to coin it as " A James Bond traveling back in time to 1875, just after the American Civil War" with a good storyline of adventure,intrigues and educational!

THE WHITE KNIGHT - PALADIN

Paladin the learned gentleman, a formal Army Officer and West Point graduate earned his reputation of a professional gunfighter who would resolve problems without violence but when boxed into a situation , he would fight back with the ferocity more powerful than a wild cat and winning all the time.

His theme song as well as the closing song is always haunting:

" Have Gun Will Travel reads the card of a man.
A knight without armor in a savage land.
His fast gun for hire head's the calling wind.
A solder of fortune is the man called Paladin

Paladin, Paladin Where do you roam?
Paladin, Paladin, Far,far from home.

He travels on to where he must;
A chess knight of silver is his bade of trust.
There are campfire legends that the plainsmen spin
Of the man with the gun,
of the man called Pa-l-l-l-l-a-din"

Based in the Carlton Hotel, San Francisco, he donned formal clothes with a taste for fine wines, food and even cigars. He attended operas at times and after reading newspapers from across the country, he would send his Paladin call cards to potential clients who were in need for his services

Paladin was the MAN IN BLACK while working and when the job was done, a call card would be left behind that of a white knight ( chess symbol like a horse - the Paladin) and the words embossed over it - HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL" aka Paladin - a champion -for-hire from San Francisco.

Paladin not only packed a custom-made .45 caliber Colt Single Action revolver that has a holster that carried characteristic chess knight emblems but also had a backup derringer under his belt.

The attraction of this show hinged also very much on Paladin's soft side as well by his vast educational background with a flare for foreign languages, history and the knowledge of classical literature. Often quotes from poems would be used when confronting an adversary to resolve any grave situational crisis as personified by the characteristic chess knight emblem whereby the latter is the only chess piece that can move in 8 different directions to be placed as a strategic winning position on the chess board.

THE ACTOR: RICHARD BOONE 1917 -1981

Richard Allen Boone, a cousin of the singer Pat Boone and with a distant lineage to America's historically famous Pathfinder Daniel Boone, fitted very well to his role as Paladin.

He was educated in a military school, Stanford University, boxer ( accounting for his craggy nose?) , served in the navy during world war II, oilfield worker, painter, short story writer and finally as an actor by joining New York Actor's Studio where his classmates included the then unknowns as Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Eva Marie Saint and Julie Harris. He also acted as Sam Houston in the Alamo with John Wayne.

Richard really fitted the role as can be seen by his resume. The show ran for 6 seasons and had 225 episodes of 30 minutes each.

HAVE AH LONG WILL TRAVEL

" TAI YEE LONG" is a Cantonese term for illegal loan sharks.

In Malaysia , over the years, there have been many instances of loan sharks and money-lenders issues. Call cards will be placed everywhere for easy loans be made available. Stickers with their hand phone numbers are plastered everywhere on telephone booths, lamp posts, telephone exchange stations, directional signs etc. Even warnings and subsequent actions from local authorities do not deter such acts of vandalism.

Bantings are strung up at ever y lamp posts or at traffic light junctions. Offers of easy loans but the only snag being the high interest imposed.

Very often defaulters ran away to leave behind their debts for the family kin or guarantors to settle. There are instances whereby the families disown the debtors who are their kin to AVOID harassment.

Datuk Michael Chong, MCA Public Service and Complaints Department Chief is the VOICE of the downtrodden for almost 22 years.

He is Malaysia's very own equivalent of "Paladin" except he does not use a six gun. When the public comes to the Service Centre, Michael and his team will to listen to their problems and then act accordingly.

With good coverage viz-a-viz the mass media and vast networking, very often through round table discussions, solutions are found.

Michael's suave manners and his cool 'reasoning' has won many hearts. Even A TV series was spun based on his 'Pau Kong" cases akin to his ability to find runaway kids to Ah Long or loan shark incidents

MICHAEL HAS ONLY ONE FACE

However because of his willingness to help
all those who came to his office, in July 2008 Michael Chong was accused to have Two faces when he came out with a press conference pertaining to six reports of Ah Long abuse by a group which claimed to help borrowers.

" If you want to negotiate, it's okay but do not use force and the name of authorities to frighten people" He added that only the police and prison authorities were authorised to use handcuffs.

Michael has only ONE face and that is righteousness and fair play for all!

NEW APPOINTMENT
On 30-04-09 Michael was appointed as the adviser to the Home Ministry and his immediate response was to use his experience to tackle the many human trafficking cases and immigration issues and citizenship issues involving foreign women married to Malaysians

COPS RESCUE THREE FROM AH LONG ABDUCTION HORROR

PM SHOCKED BY AH LONG CRUELTY

AH LONG WITH DATUK TITLE AMONG 6 MEN ON THE RUN

HUNT ON FOR "TOP MANAGEMENT" OF AH LONG GROUP

AH LONG CHOPS OFF LIMB AFTER MAN FAILS TO PAY RM8,000

This headlines hogged the news in May & June 2009 and with the police acting swiftly.

The Home Ministry has 'declared war" on Ah Long who charge extremely high interests and use violent methods to collect their debts

MOST LOAN SHARK CASES INVOLVED HABITUAL GAMBLERS
From Januaray to June this year,the Chinese borrowers top the list of 341 cases with 241 cases and they borrow for business or gambling.

These gamblers are the defaulters and their families are the victims if the debts are not settled.

The gamblers lose their bets on international football matches and roulette. These people had been advised by the MCA Public Service and Complaints Department headed by Michael Chong to " disappear and not return" until they have enough money to pay back their principal sum.

Since early 2009 the MCA Public Complaints Bureau received 65 complaints from Malays who had borrowed a total of more than RM2 million from 'Ah Long' or loan shark.

The Malay borrowers were involved in the get-rich-schemes.

AH LONG'S - NEW TACTIC
Michael in his latest Press Conference on 14 July 2009 warned that attractive and sexy women were deployed to the borrowers' homes or business premises to collect debts. These women would wait at the shops or homes daily till the debt was paid.

I have taken three days to create this post and it is worth the hours spent.

I 'm sure that readers will agree that from Paladin: 'HAVE GUN - WILL TRAVEL' in 1875

And now Back to the Future 2009 we have 'HAVE AH LONG - WILL TRAVEL'.

A GOOD PARALLEL!!!

Michael Chong is the modern White Knight .

Paladin Modern aka Michael Chong have added 'ummph' now that the Home Ministry is giving full support!

PJ Challenge 2009 Pre launch Events

2009-06-17T12:41:00.000-07:00

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The Old Folks at Sg Way Home did not expect such a display of interest that the PJ Challenge 2009 organisers came all the way on 10-06-09 for the first of their road show to promote the Bloggers Karnival. Project Cari was the discussion between the welfare Officer & Dato' Dr Wong Sai Hou who also seek how to apply for NGO grant for the Home that is not directly receiving any financial assistance.

Two days later Dr Wong and entourage continue to promote the Bloggers Karnival this time at the SS3 Multipurpose Hall where there was an Early Celebrations for Fathers Day organised by the SS3 Residents association and the Cancer
Society Selangor and WP

The momentum once started moves on the next day at 10am he was in Kg Chempake to officiate the opening of the JKKKP Office with Mr Loke Moon Hoong as the inaugural chairman, Vest was later handed out by Loke for the VIP to put on.ociations

A Dialogue With the Community was the last promotional event and it was held on 16 June 2009 at Jaya One Live Arts Seminar Room. The Federation of Kwong Siew Associations of Malaysia under the Presidency of Michael Ho JP has contributed in many ways to encourage more Chinese to have a larger family with its 3 + 1 formula and a small incentive of RM2000 for the 4th Child. This is so as the Chinese population jhas fallen from 32% to 26%. There are some 6 million Chinese population in Malaysia

The Dragon Mother Temple or Loong Mu Temple is one of the big projects to get all the Clans together. There are 7 Clans presently.

Google Maps: Jaya Supermarket Still INTACT

2009-06-17T05:49:00.000-07:00

Google Maps

Thanks to WolframAlpha search answer engine I have learn how to place a map from Goggle in my post. It is also very educative. If you click the Goggle map on Petaling Jaya and enter the business section, then type Jaya Supermarket Section 14 or Jaya 33 Section 13, the Goggle map will pop up. Next click the satellite image and hi presto Jaya Supermarket with its intact building and roof where the open car was(and that collapsed on 28-05-09)looked so vivid (just tap to enlarge the magnification)

The picture that you see above is slightly blurred as it was taken without a flash at 7.00pm on 28 May, 2009 the day the back portion of the Jaya Supermarket collapsed.This view is taken from Jaya 33: on the right is MacDonald's and on the left the Jaya Supermarket that was scheduled for demolition, when it collapsed.

The directions given from the Rothman's roundabout, along Jalan Semangat to turn into Jalan 14/17 where Jaya Supermarket ( with what is left after its posterior building collapsed some 3 weeks ago)is simple directions whether by walking or by car, written with direction bearings and incorporating the distance in km involved is simply very informative and ONE SHOULD NOT GET LOST!

CAR PARK ENTRANCE
located at the back along Jalan 14/14 was just a memory as the 2nd floor( roof top car park and the former Oriental Restaurant) and first floor landed flat on the basement carpark. A portion of the blue hoarding at the back is standing. It is amazing that the staircase from the collapsed roof car park and all other staircase still intact. The reason could be that it was a different structure added on to this iconic landmark that was built in the 70s.

THE VIEW FROM THE TOP
Entry to the Menara was tight that night. The Management Committee were not keen to allow non residents in. Some photographers shouted obscenity to the lady person in charge.
From the 11 Floor the view of ground zero- the first in PJ is not for the faint hearted. The pillars all fallen towards Jalan Semangat direction. There was a square like cavity in the centre.

WHAT HAPPENED?
It was said that the old block was not bonded unlike the new block. Further the concreting was one using stress wire method. Any works on the roof could result in the snapping of the wires?
Well there is a stop work order and let the authorities come up with the causes.
Meanwhile 7 workers perished and the house families along Jalan 14/15 are still satying in the nearby hotels for their safety and awaiting to return home when it is safe.
The police still mannedthe road.

Flowers A Lovely Secret To Share With

2009-06-14T10:14:00.000-07:00

The mystic looking Indian Temple that has been there since like time immemorial. Occupying the bent of the main road that leads into the quiescent town of Ringlet. The temple has recently been renovated and restored with paint work and added statues

It is however the building behind the temple is the SECRET that we would like you to get to know.

The wooden double storey house with its zinc roof and a short ladder leads to the abode of the owner, a quiet Chinese man who resides there with his wife and family. He received his agriculture degree from Taiwan and he fell in love with this little hamlet of a town called Ringlet which the normal visitor would bypass en route to Tanah Rata or Brinchang,Cameron Highlands.

He rented the land next to the wooden house and transformed it into a warehouse cum office. For workers he employed Bangladeshis as they are hardworking and industrious. From one car he went ahead and purchased 3 lorries and a special truck fitted with a cold room as his business roared.

I noticed though that all the registration number plates has minimum at least a numerical 8. Perhaps that was his belief of the Cantonese of 'Fatt' meaning prosperity.

He is a smart man with contacts in China and Taiwan and also Europe. Presently the local suppliers can only provide 40% of the quota required for the sales of his flowers nationwide. The balance of the 60% are mostly imported from China.

He is now looking for wholesale distributors in the Klang Valley to reach out to the Malls and supermarkets.

Purple static, pink carnations, yellow chrysanthemum,red roses wrapped in tracing paper comes in many grades, from 1-3 and unless you are in the know and because of its freshness you just cannot tell the difference with the untrained eyes.

The grade 3 flowers are sold for RM15.00 for 3 bunches and on the open market to the tourists, the income is double for what is the wholesale purchase price.

We had a look at his cold room wher all the grade1 flowers are kept and really they are FRESH and so ravishingly attractive.

So the next time you are in Brinchang or Tanah Rata or maybe in the lowlands, do not be surprised that those lovely flowers that you bought for your loved ones may have come from Ringlet, the land where Time has forgotten but not the lovely Blooms!!!

Jim Thompson's trails?

2009-06-05T22:58:00.000-07:00

We were at Moonlight Bungalow checking out the possible trail that Jim Thompson would have taken that afternoon of 26th March 1967 and never returned.

Following the latest tip from David a mutal friend, we descended to the pump house and followed the small narrow jungle path that is not only undulating but also tricky as there were creepers and tree roots on the ground that could trip an unknowing person.

I found an old letter box with the faint wordings of ooligh that was thrown away dring the construction of the water tanks on the road leading to Moonlight.

We found an abandoned squatter hut and its path that leads to the EPF bungalow. The trail ended.

I took them up the hill to bypass the steep precipice. Then the familiar pine tree on the top.

Behold we are back on Moonlight!

PJ Challenge 2009 Official Launch

2009-06-05T10:22:00.000-07:00

Dato ' Dr Wong Sai Hou, President Association of Backpackers Malaysia Commenting on PJ Challenge 2009:

Quoting Robert Frost
I walked the lesser known road and it make the difference.........

Quoting Mathama Ghandi 'I would like to make the Change that the world will like to see!

THe ABM was formed in 1991 and was dedicated for back-to-nature adventure mountain climbing and to enjoy the beauty of the Great Outdoors with emphasis on Environment Audit in all outings.
Since 2004 ABM has been hosting urban challenge for the city folks to appreciate the need for gazettement of Green Lungs.

To use the New Media BLOGGING to highlight issues will certainly reach out to a greater audience rather than sticking to just the old media.

A bold step for the sake of LA 21 and sustainable development to be firmly planted in the peoples mind!

RAINFOREST TREES

2009-05-21T08:39:00.000-07:00

OUR EYES JUST COULD NOT RESTBUT WHAT SPECIES IS IT

MEDICAL EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

2009-05-21T07:34:00.000-07:00

KURSK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IS 430KM SOUTH OF MOSCOW. THIS IS THE GRADUATING CLASS HELD IN HOLIDAY VILLA SPECIALLY FOR THE PARENTS WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT TO RUSSIA

BEST FOOD IN TOWN

2009-05-21T07:29:00.000-07:00

The Best Hainam Chicken is in town. Make a dash to Centre Point, BU and you'll be really love the chilly sauce and the spicy ginger. The Cho brothers are good!

COFFINS FOR THE POOR

2009-05-21T07:24:00.000-07:00

FREE COFFINS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD. AT DEWA SENG WONG KONG AT NO 41 JALAN 20/1, PJ. CONTACT MDM YAP

STRANGE HAPPENINGS

2009-05-21T07:19:00.000-07:00

FOR THE FIRST TIMERS IN TREASURE HUNTING IN THE FOREST THIS FINDING ON THE FOREST FLOOR CAN BE QUITE SCARY.

PJ Challenge 2008

2009-05-17T04:09:00.000-07:00

PJ Challenge is an annual event since 2004. Organised by 200the The EventAssociation of Backpackers Malaysia (ABM) and working together with MPPJ/MBPJ and in association with the commnity : Residential Associations, Rukun Tetangga, Cancer Society Selangor & WP, New Villages, Schools and Environment groups. The message to the Local Authority, the State and the Federal Govt the importance of Sustainable Development, Local Agenda 21 for social, security & environment issues to be addressed.

PJ CHALLENGE 2004 - Climb 4 hills in 1 day:
Bukit Sg Rumput (next to Tropicana)
Bukit Kota Damansara Section 10 (KDFC)
Bukit Lanjan ( MK Development)
Bukit Gasing ( only gazetted Green Hill )

PJ CHALLENGE 2005 - As above inclusive of a Road Relay between the Hills and the use of Public transport LRT from Kelana Jaya to Taman Jaya.

PJ Challenge 2006 - The focus was on Sustainable Development using the Menara MBPJ as the Symbolic Challenge where a 12hr Towerthon (22 stories) beginning at midnight till the next day was successfully held. An Environment Expo & Games was also held simultaneously.

PJ Challenge 2007 - A Step by Step Up for Charity Climbathon was held on Gasing Hill where 2500 participants took part. Nanyang Foundation was our partner.

PJ Challenge 2008 - Inspired by the movie " Run Silent, Run Deep" - Expose our Fility Polluted Rivers to our members and the public. The CRY FOR HELP- PJ a City with a NEAR DEAD RIVER - Sg Pengcala.

PJ Challenge 2009 - With Climatic Change, Global Warming, Influenza Pandemic? - How we can SAVE Planet Earth ?
See my next Blog. The Event will be held on 20 June 2009 (Saturday) at Jaya 33, Jalan Semangat, Section 13, PJ from 10am - 5pm. Be There. email : dwsh@streamyx.com drwongsaihouworks!

PJ Challenge 2009 - Local Agenda 21 -Sustainable Development

2009-05-16T03:28:00.000-07:00

DEDICATED TO WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
5TH JUNE 2009

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

THE JOURNEY BEGINS ........

United Nations

Establishment
-	United Nations Charter	26 June 1945
-	Ratification of Charter	24 October 1945
Website http://www.un.org/

United Nations portal

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, and human rights issues. It was founded in 1945 with the signing of the United Nations Charterby 50 countries. The UN was founded after the end of World War II by the victorious Allied Powers in the hope that it would act to intervene in conflicts between nations and thereby avoid war. The organization's structure still reflects in some ways the circumstances of its founding. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council, each of which has veto power on any UN resolution, are the main victors of World War II or their successor states: the People's Republic of China (formerly the Republic of China), France, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), the United Kingdom, and the United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achieving wo rld peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue.

There are currently 192 member states, including nearly every recognized independent state in the world. From its headquarters on international territory in New York City, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. The organization is divided into administrative bodies, primarily:

The General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly);
The Security Council (decides certain resolutions for peace and security);
The Economic and Social Council (assists in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development);
The Secretariat (provides studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN);
The International Cour t of Justice (the primary judicial organ).

Additional bodies deal with the governance of all other UN System agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The UN's most visible public figure is the Secretary-General, currently Ban Ki-moon of South Korea, who attained the post in 2007. The organization is financed from assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states, and has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.^[1]

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QUOTE:

Never

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measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

— Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General from 1953 to 1961

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BACK TO OUR JOURNEY...............

The United Nations Environment Programme

It is the designated authority of the United Nations system in environmental issues at the global and regional level.

STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE 1972
Historically, the first major conference on international environment issues was held frpom 5-16 June, 1972 in Sweden. At this Conference, popularly called the Stckholmn Conference 1972 is the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment.

It was attended by 113 countries, 19 inter-governmental agencies, and more than 400 inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations, recognised as the beginning of modern political and public awareness of global environment problems.

One of the key issues addressed was the use of CFCs (haloalkanes- responsible for depletion of the ozone layer). Global warming was mentioned in passing only.

UNEP was created soon after the Stockholm Conference 1972.

EARTH SUMMIT OR RIO SUMMIT 1992
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

Held from 3-14 June, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro ( now called Basillia), Brasil, a total of 172 governments participated with 108 head of state or govenment together with 2,400 NGOs.

The Earth Summit resulted in the following documents:

Agenda 21 is a programme run by the United Nations (UN) related to sustainable development. It is a comprehensive blueprint of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the UN, governments, and major groups in every area in which humans impact on the environment. The number 21 refers to the 21st century.

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Urban Environmental Management

Local

Agenda 21

Local Agenda 21 is a local-government-led, community-wide, and participatory effort to establish a comprehensive action strategy for environmental protection, economic prosperity and community well-being in the local jurisdiction or area. This req uires the integration of planning and action across economic, social and environmental spheres. Key elements are full community participation, assessment of current conditions, target setting for achieving specific goals, monitoring and reporting.
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MY CONTRIBUTION

Checking the MiIestones

STOCKHOLMN CONFERENCE
16 June 1972: the Decl aration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment,

THEN 20 YEARS LATER

RIO SUMMIT OR EARTH SUMMIT
3-14 jUNE, 1992
LA21 in short was launched in the Earth Summit Conference in 3-14 June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro( called Brasilia currently, the capital of Brazil)

ANOTHER 10 YEARS LATER

EARTH SUMMIT 2002
26 August to 4 September 2002
"Rio + 10
Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg Declaration

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development^[1] was adopted at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), sometimes referred to as Earth Summit 2002, at which the Plan of Im

plementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development^[2] was also agreed upon.

The Johannesburg Declaration builds on earlier declarations made at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment^[3] at Stockholm in 1972, and the Earth Summit^[4] in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. While committing the nations of the world to sustainable development, it also includes substantial mention of multilateralism as the path forward.

In terms of the political commitment of parties, the Declaration is a more general statement than the Rio Declaration. It is an agreement to focus particularly on "the worldwide conditions that pose severe threats to the sustainable development of our people, which include: chronic hunger; malnutrition; foreign occupation; armed conflict; illicit drug problems; organized crime; corruption; natural d

isasters; illicit arms trafficking; trafficking in persons; terrorism; intolerance and incitement to racial, ethnic, religious and other hatreds; xenophobia; and endemic, communicable and chronic diseases, in particular HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis." Johannesburg Declaration 19.

In Malaysia

Embeded in the Seventh Malaysia Plan 1996 -2000 were the principles of Sustainable Development

Starting in 2000, the MPPJ LA 21 Pilot Project was started for 2 years with 3 committees being formed:

Environment : Dato' Dr Wong Sai Hou
Social Integration : Dato' Lim Choon Kin
Security :Dato Lim Thuang Seng

The success seen in Malaysia is encouraging but is still a long way on implementing sustainability at all towns and cities.Well the consolation is akin to Bob Dylan's song

BLOWING IN THE WIND

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?

Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?

Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

"The Times They Are A-Changin'"

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.

The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

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